Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not

Wigfield is a town in danger. Built directly in front of a massive dam, this bucolic hideaway will soon be flooded when the dam is torn down by the state government to restore the salmon run. Wigfield's only hope lies in the self-righteous, self-aggrandizing, self-involved 'journalist' Russell Hokes, who arrives hoping to capture the quiet dignity of the disappearing American Small Town. However, Wigfield is neither quiet nor dignified. And as the date of Wigfield's destruction draws nearer, Hokes casts about like a cork in a typhoon desperate to find something about Wigfield worth documenting--or saving. Told through interviews with its many colorful residents, and accompanied by photos of the authors in character, Wigfield is a razor-sharp satire by three major talents.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 05/07/2003
ISBN: 9780786868124
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.26h x 7.22w x 0.69d

Review Citations: Vanity Fair 05/01/2003 pg. 96
Booklist 04/15/2003 pg. 1451
Publishers Weekly 04/28/2003 pg. 46
Booksense '76 Jly/Aug 2003 07/01/2003 pg. 1